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(43) Date of publication: 10.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/06 (21) Application number: 08769956.7 (22) Date of filing: 02.06.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B21G 1/08(2006.01) B21J 17/00(2006.01) F27B 9/06(2006.01) B21G 1/00(2006.01) A61B 17/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/065488 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/151109 (11.12.2008 Gazette 2008/50)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 01.06.2007 US 756679 (71) Applicant: ETHICON, INC. Somerville, NJ 08876-1515 (US)	(72) Inventors: CICHOCKI, Frank, R., Jr. Easton, Pennsylvania 18045 (US) NERING, Thomas Holland Twp., New Jersey 08848 (US) DEMAREST, David Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (US) (74) Representative: James, Anthony Christopher W.P. et al Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)